BILL NUMBER: AJR 11	CHAPTERED  04/13/99

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   11
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   APRIL 13, 1999
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   APRIL 8, 1999
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 8, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 8, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 5, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Romero
   (Principal coauthor:  Senator Solis)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Aanestad, Ackerman, Alquist,
Ashburn, Baldwin, Bates, Battin, Baugh, Brewer, Briggs, Cardenas,
Cardoza, Cedillo, Corbett, Correa, Cox, Cunneen, Dickerson, Ducheny,
Dutra, Firebaugh, Florez, Frusetta, Gallegos, Havice, Hertzberg,
Honda, House, Jackson, Kaloogian, Keeley, Knox, Kuehl, Leach,
Lempert, Leonard, Longville, Lowenthal, Machado, Maddox, Maldonado,
Margett, Mazzoni, McClintock, Migden, Nakano, Olberg, Oller, Robert
Pacheco, Rod Pacheco, Papan, Pescetti, Reyes, Runner, Scott, Shelley,
Soto, Steinberg, Strickland, Strom-Martin, Thompson, Thomson,
Torlakson, Villaraigosa, Vincent, Washington, Wayne, Wesson, Wiggins,
Wildman, Wright, and Zettel)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon, Alpert, Baca, Bowen, Brulte,
Burton, Chesbro, Costa, Dunn, Escutia, Figueroa, Hayden, Johannessen,
Karnette, Kelley, Knight, Leslie, Lewis, Monteith, Morrow, Mountjoy,
O'Connell, Ortiz, Perata, Polanco, Poochigian, Rainey, Schiff, Sher,
Speier, Vasconcellos, and Wright)

                        APRIL 5, 1999

   Assembly Joint Resolution No. 11--Relative to United States Army
Staff Sergeant Andrew A. Ramirez, Staff Sergeant Christopher J.
Stone, and Specialist Steven M. Gonzales.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 11, Romero.  Staff Sergeant Andrew A. Ramirez, Staff Sergeant
Christopher J. Stone, and Specialist Steven M. Gonzales.
   This measure would memorialize the President and the Congress of
the United States to press for the safe and speedy return of United
States Army Staff Sergeant Andrew A. Ramirez, Staff Sergeant
Christopher J. Stone, Specialist Steven M. Gonzales, and all other
prisoners of war.




   WHEREAS, Members of the United States Armed Forces have
consistently answered their nation's call to duty with honor and
bravery; and
   WHEREAS, Californians serve proudly and with distinction in every
branch of the United States Armed Forces; and
   WHEREAS, The residents of California praise the sacrifices of our
families, friends, and acquaintances in military service who have
entered harm's way; and
   WHEREAS, One California native, United States Army Staff Sergeant
Andrew A.  Ramirez, was taken prisoner while part of a peacekeeping
force on the Yugoslav-Macedonia border; and
   WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Ramirez was raised in East Los Angeles, a
proud community in the 49th Assembly District which is home to many
veterans and active members of the armed forces; and
   WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Ramirez volunteered for military service
in 1992 following his graduation from high school; and
   WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Ramirez proudly serves his nation as a
cavalry scout for the First Infantry Division of the United States
Army; and
   WHEREAS, The uncertainty of Staff Sergeant Ramirez's welfare has
caused his family unimaginable grief and anguish; and
   WHEREAS, The residents of East Los Angeles and the State of
California stand united in support of Staff Sergeant Ramirez, his
captured colleagues, Staff Sergeant Christopher J. Stone, and
Specialist Steven M.  Gonzales, and their families; now, therefore,
be it
   Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of California,
jointly, That the Legislature commends United States Army Staff
Sergeant Andrew A. Ramirez for heroically and courageously executing
his military duties in furtherance of overseas peacekeeping efforts;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature respectfully memorializes the
President and the Congress of the United States to press for the safe
and speedy return of Staff Sergeant Ramirez, Staff Sergeant Stone,
Specialist Gonzales, and all other prisoners of war; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President of the United States, the Speaker of
the United States House of Representatives, President pro Tem of the
United States Senate, each Senator and Representative from
California in the Congress of the United States, and to the family of
Staff Sergeant Ramirez.
